Northeast district Civil Defence Force (APM) operations officer captain Muhammad Aizat Abdul Ghani told Bernama that the team dispatched to the scene had trouble capturing the wild boar.
“Five members of the APM who went to the location tried to catch the wild boar but were unsuccessful as it was aggressive. The wild boar ran to the main road and fled into the bushes behind the Gurney Drive food court. We contacted Perhilitan for further assistance,” he said.
When Perhilitan officers arrived, they decided to shoot the wild boar because they were concerned that the animal would disturb and endanger the public.
According to The Star, the animal was cornered and killed in the bushes near the Anjung Gurney Hawker Centre at 9.40am.
Aizat said no one was injured and there was no damage to public property during the operation.
